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		jeltz 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strik... Because they already have it under good enough control. Your question is like asking why the US does not invade Texas and take their oil.

morshu9001 3 months ago [–]

They don't pay us anything to sell their oil. We have a relatively small partnership with them, but that's about it. And they're part of OPEC, which is deliberately designed counter to US interests.

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